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Vatican holds funeral for cardinal who decried Francis' rule

The Australian cardinal who decried the papacy of Pope Francis as a “catastrophe” is receiving tributes, including from the pontiff himself, at his funeral in St. Peter's Basilica

The Independent UK · Jan 14, 2023

Funeral for Cardinal George Pell held at the Vatican with Pope Francis giving final blessing

The funeral of Cardinal George Pell is held at St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, a day after it was revealed the former Archbishop of Melbourne decried Pope Francis' rule.

ABC News · Jan 14, 2023

George Pell lying in state in Vatican’s St Stephen of the Abyssinians church

Around 20 people were seen kneeling in prayer in the church – typically used for baptisms and weddings – prior to funeral for Australia’s most senior Catholic

The Guardian - AU · Jan 14, 2023

Late Cardinal Pell called Pope Francis ‘a catastrophe’ in leaked memo

Pell called out the Pope for staying silent on human rights issues in China, Russia, and Hong Kong

The Independent UK · Jan 13, 2023

Cardinal George Pell's funeral mass to be held at St Peter's Basilica on Saturday. This is what we know

The Vatican will hold a funeral mass for Cardinal George Pell on Saturday. This is what we know about the service.

ABC News · Jan 13, 2023

Pell clashed with Pope on Church reforms

Cardinal George Pell will be honoured in a service delivered by Pope Francis this weekend, despite the pair's very different approaches to modern Catholicism.

AAP · Jan 12, 2023

Pell wrote secret memo calling Francis' papacy 'catastrophe' - journalist

The late conservative Australian Cardinal George Pell was the author of an anonymous memo condemning Pope Francis' papacy as a "catastrophe" where political correctness held sway while global wrongs were ignored, says the journalist who published it.

Reuters · Jan 12, 2023

'Catastrophe': Cardinal Pell's secret memo blasts Francis

Pope Francis will deliver a final send-off for Cardinal George Pell during a funeral Mass on Saturday

The Independent UK · Jan 12, 2023

Cardinal George Pell remembered as a powerful man with influence inside the Vatican

The news of the death of George Pell sends shock waves through the Vatican, as many struggle to come to grips with the loss of a man they saw out and about just days ago.

ABC News · Jan 11, 2023

Controversial Catholic cleric George Pell dies aged 81

The cardinal, whose child sex abuse convictions were overturned, passed away on Tuesday in Rome

Evening Standard · Jan 11, 2023